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All meetings and events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Monthly meetings are typically the 3rd Saturday of each month. Click any event to view details.
Each meeting has a Trade Item. This is an opportunity to push yourself outside your comfort zone and try something new! The host of each meeting determines the trade item theme, which is included in the event details. Bring a finished piece you are proud of and include it on the table with other member's pieces. After the meeting, members draw numbers to determine who gets which piece on the table.
Each meeting has a 50/50 drawing. To be eligible to win the drawing, you must be an active member, present the previous meeting + current meeting, and have contributed your buck at each of those meetings.
We strive to provide a demonstration of a skill or project along with a hammer-in, where members bringing their own projects to work on in the company of other smiths, at every meeting.
Some members bring their own portable forging setup and tools while others use what is provided by the meeting host.
Our members are always eager to share their knowledge and skill with others.
If you bring children to the meeting, they will be under your supervision, or that of a responsible adult. If they are handling materials or doing ANY work around the shop, they must have appropriate SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THERE IS HOT METAL, SPARKS, AND FIRE PRESENT.
Calendar
Calendar
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
Demonstrations & Meeting at Power of the Past
Demonstrations & Meeting at Power of the Past
Friday, September 11th through Sunday, September 13th
8am - 5pm
Admission cost is $5 for the entire weekend.
Meeting on Saturday, September 12th around lunch time (11:30a-ish)
The Free State Blacksmiths Club will have a demonstration booth at Power of Past.
Members can help with setup on Thursday evening and are encouraged to demonstrate any time between Friday and Sunday during the event. We are permitted to sell items to help raise funds for the club and members are also permitted to handle personal sales if they wish.
Bring a chair with you as there is not guaranteed seating available near the booth. Bagged lunch or visit one of the food vendors for meals.
Members can bring their own equipment or use equipment brought by others.
All meetings and events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated.
Demonstrations at Anderson County Flywheelers Gas Engine and Tractor Show
Demonstrations at Anderson County Flywheelers Gas Engine and Tractor Show
Friday, October 2nd & Saturday, October 3rd
8am - 5pm
Located at North Lake Park (Lake Garnett) North Lake Rd Garnett, KS 66032
https://www.travelks.com/event/anderson-county-flywheelers-gas-engine-and-tractor-show/46553/
The Free State Blacksmiths Club will be set up at the Anderson County Flywheelers Gas Engine and Tractor Show on Friday and Saturday. We will be permitted to sell items to raise funds for the club.
There are a LOT of children on Friday as they bring classes from the schools and Saturday is very busy with families so it would be great to have help with volunteers for multiple demonstrators on both days. Ideally, we will have teams of two people on all four sides. One person to talk about what's happening and the other person to forge.
If possible, please bring your anvil and forge (and any other equipment you travel with).
FSBC October 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC October 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
Saturday, October 17th
9am - 3pm
The Free State Blacksmiths Club will have a meeting and hammer-in at John Musick's shop in Wellsville, KS.
Members can bring their own equipment or use equipment available at the shop to work on any personal projects during the hammer-in. Hammer-in typically goes until lunch. Meeting typically follows lunch.
Trade Item: Key rack
Lunch: TBD. Please bring a few bucks to cover food costs.
All meetings and events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated.
* Credit to Ken Leedy for keyrings in photo
Past events
Past events
FSBC June 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC June 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in was at Tim Horne's shop in Baldwin City, KS on June 20th.
Trade Item was a Feather J-hook made out of angle iron and we had a variety of shapes and sizes submitted!
Tim & his wife, with help from Larry's wife, provided a delicious lunch of sloppy joes, potato salad, macaroni salad, chips, cookies, brownies, and water
After lunch, Tim demonstrated how to make a forge welded flat circle from 3/4" x 1/4" x 12" flat bar.
FSBC July 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC July 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in was at Lyle Diediker's shop in Osawatomie, KS on July 18th.
Trade Item was Hook #18 from the book 'Hooked' by Matt Jenkins. See image above.
Lunch was at La Nueva Hacienda in Osawatomie.
FSBC August 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC August 2026 Meeting/Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in was at Daniel Yoka's shop (3 Trails Forge) in Independence, MO on August 15th.
Trade Item was a 5mm crochet hook.
Lunch was pulled pork, slaw, potato salad.
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